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  • Ford crossover EV teaser photo

    From the Tesla Model Y to two upcoming Audis, the electric SUV looks to be the next big automotive trend. Like children, they'll all need names. Perhaps the most anticipated, if least known, is Ford's upcoming 300-mile, high-performance, off-road SUV, which the company originally dubbed Mach 1. MUST READ: 2021 Ford Mach E: What we know about 300-mile electric SUV The original Mach 1 was the fastest stock version of the classic Mustang yet, in 1969. In response to Ford's suggestion to use the name on its new high-performance electric SUV, classic Mustang enthusiasts wailed, causing Ford to...

  • 2019 Tesla Model 3 Performance
    Which Tesla Model 3 would you buy? Take our Twitter poll

    Now that Tesla has announced the full lineup of the Model 3 (more or less), we thought it was time to ask our readers which version they would buy. Last Thursday, Tesla announced that it will begin building the long-awaited $35,000 base, or Short Range Model 3. As CEO Elon Musk has promised since...

  • 2018 BMW 530e iPerformance wireless charging
    Do you look forward to home wireless charging? Twitter poll results

    In a study released on Tuesday, Volvo and its Harris polling partners found that 29 percent of electric-car drivers wished for more wireless charging. That may or may not be what our readers think. After one of the biggest suppliers of wireless charging, Qualcomm, announced last week that it would...

  • Ford crossover EV teaser photo
    What name should Ford revive for a future electric vehicle? Take our Twitter Poll

    Ford has teased its planned 300-mile-electric performance SUV, but so far it's thin on details—other than the fact that it's supposed to be inspired by the performance of the Mustang (and, to some degree the F-150 Raptor off-road pickup.) Originally, the company said it might call the new...

  • San Luis Obispo, CA National Drive Electric Week 2018 [Credit Justin Bradshaw SLO Climate Coalition]
    What effect do you expect the Green New Deal to have for electric cars? Twitter poll results

    If the goal of the Green New Deal proposed by Democrats in Congress is to get people talking about a transition to renewable energy, then it looks to be gaining traction. The Senate generated controversy on both sides of the aisle by proposing to hold a token vote on the proposal. Studies have...

  • Audi electric-car Cashew ad from 2019 Superbowl
    What EV advantages should ads emphasize for the masses in 2019: Twitter poll results

    With the recent advent of more prevalent electric car ads, including one from Audi in the Superbowl and generic ads from Electrify America and Veloz, we thought it was high-time to ask our readers what they think is worth advertising about electric cars. Audi's Superbowl ad felt a little formulaic...

  • Offshore wind farm

    Last week, two prominent Congressional Democrats released an outline of a "Green New Deal" that they hope will spur discussion and even commitment to eliminating fossil-fuel use. The Resolution picked up support from a wide range of other Democrats in Congress, while others expressed caution. The deal would require the U.S. to eliminate all fossil-fuel use by 2030 and replace it with renewable power to reduce global warming emissions. It also lays out a host of other political and social goals more loosely related to clean energy, but tied to climate change. Those goals include preparing...

  • Jay Leno drives the 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC400
    How important is it that your next electric car be made in the U.S.? Twitter poll results

    As automakers scramble not to be left behind in the race to electric cars, nations are increasingly doing the same. It's looking more and more like electric transportation could be the next technological revolution, and countries (or automakers) that don't build up robust battery supplies and...

  • Audi electric-car Cashew ad from 2019 Superbowl
    What EV advantages should ads emphasize for the masses in 2019? Take our Twitter poll

    With as many as ten new electric-car models arriving on U.S. roads in 2019, automakers are showing a new willingness to advertise them. Notwithstanding Audi's ad for its upcoming lineup of electric cars in Sunday night's Superbowl, few automakers until now have put the kind of marketing muscle...

  • 2019 Ford F-150
    How soon do you expect an electric Ford F-150 to arrive? Twitter poll results

    We've called this year the year of the electric SUV, for the number of such vehicles expected to hit the streets in 2019. So far, though, the news seems recently seems to be all about electric pickups. After Michigan startup automaker Rivian debuted its concept R1T electric pickup at the LA auto...

  • Volkswagen ID Crozz concept
    How important is it that your next electric car be made in the U.S.? Take our Twitter poll

    Thus far, the vast majority of the electric cars sold in the U.S. have been made here. Now that the market is expanding, with new competitors arriving from both Europe and Asia this year, that may no longer be true. Hyundai and Kia, plan to import new electric models, the HyundaI Kona Electric, and...

  • Future Cadillac long-range electric large luxury utility vehicle (rendering), 2019 Detroit auto sho
    Would you buy an electric car from Cadillac? Twitter poll results

    Last week, ahead of the Detroit auto show, General Motors announced that it would shift its electric-car focus from building relatively affordable Chevrolets to expensive luxury Cadillacs. The company also showed images of a concept of its first electric Cadillac SUV. That led us to wonder whether...

  • 2019 Ford F-150

    Last week, at a conference following the Detroit auto show, a Ford executive confirmed that the company is working on building an all-electric Ford F-Series truck. "We're going to be electrifying the F-Series—battery electric and hybrid," said the company's VP for marketing and sales, Jim Farley. DON'T MISS: Ford confirms future all-electric F-Series truck, holds details close The announcement follows enthusiastic interest in the Rivian R1T electric pickup, which was unveiled at the LA auto show in November by an American startup company. Back in March, Ford announced that it would...

  • Rivian R1T electric pickup concept
    Which company will sell the first personal-use electric pickup? Twitter poll results

    The race is on to sell an electric car that doesn't look like an economy hatchback or a luxury sedan. With light trucks—pickups and SUVs—making up almost 70 percent of the market in 2018, automakers are scrambling to build these types of vehicles with all types of powertrains, including...

  • Teaser for Cadillac Lyriq electric cossover SUV based on GM BEV3 modular platform
    Would you buy an electric car from Cadillac? Take our Twitter poll

    General Motors' announcement last week that Cadillac will become its lead brand for electric cars is a radical change in strategy. When America's largest automaker launched its first electrified car, the Chevrolet Volt, company leaders said their electric cars would have to be sold under the...

  • 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars outside dealership    [photo: Patrick Reid]
    What effect will lower tax credits on Tesla and GM plug-ins have? Twitter poll results

    For a bunch of electric-car owning acolytes, our readers are surprisingly sanguine about the reduction and eventual expiration of plug-in tax credits on electric-car sales. We've reported extensively on the expiring tax credits, which will affect models from Tesla and GM in 2019. When Congress set...

  • Rivian R1T electric pickup concept
    Which company will sell the first personal-use electric pickup? Take our Twitter poll

    If electric cars are going to take over from internal combustion machines, they will need to be offered in the most popular types of vehicles—and that means pickups. Electric-car fans seem to be clamoring for electric pickups, and some startup automakers—along with Tesla—are...

  • 2019 Chevrolet Volt
    What are your hopes for plug-in cars in 2019? Twitter poll results

    When we asked our readers what they most hope for in the new year in the electric-car world last week our readers put a priority on making electric cars more affordable and easier to drive everywhere over having more new models to choose from. In our Twitter poll last week, we asked our followers...

  • Smokestacks pollution air quality

    Last month, world leaders met in Poland to agree on the next steps in measuring and limiting climate change. Despite the U.S., Australia, Russia, Saudi Arabia and others meeting on the sidelines to promote burning coal, the leaders reached some agreements on how the Paris Climate Accords will be implemented when it goes into effect in 2020: Each signatory to the agreement (which President Trump says won't include the U.S. by then) will report their emissions every two years, and for now they will abide by levels originally set in 2015 in Paris, despite a U.N. report that climate change is...

  • 2019 Chevrolet Volt
    What are your hopes for plug-in cars in 2019?

    People wish for all kinds of things. When it comes to electric cars, there are several types of things green car fans may wish for to get more such cars on the road, from easier charging to more tax credits, to more types of models. Our Twitter poll for this annual time of reflection between...

  • 2017 Tesla Model S testing at Consumer Reports
    How often do you use Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot? Twitter poll results

    After Elon Musk's announcement last week imploring Tesla owners to try the company's new Navigate on Autopilot software, and promising that the system will allow Teslas to commute from home to work and back without intervention, left us wondering if our readers are equally optimistic about the...

  • Smokestacks pollution air quality
    Will climate talks bring real progress? Take our Twitter poll

    Last weekend, climate talks in Poland wrapped up by scraping a length of thorns off the Paris-agreement rose stem. Global leaders de-thorned issues as sharp as how nations will measure progress toward reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, whether planting more forests should count, for example, how...

  • 2019 Chevrolet Volt
    What will happen now that the Chevy Volt has been discontinued? Twitter poll results

    When General Motors announced in November that it would stop production of the Chevrolet Volt, it was a shock to many green car fans' systems. The Volt was one of the first two modern electrically powered cars to go on sale in 2010, and is still the longest-range plug-in hybrid on the market. Its...

  • 2017 Tesla Model S testing at Consumer Reports
    How often do you use Tesla's Navigate on Autopilot? Take our Twitter poll

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent out a tweet over the weekend imploring Tesla drivers to try the company's new Navigate on Autopilot system. "If you have a Tesla built in past 2 years, definitely try Navigate on Autopilot. It will blow your mind. Automatically passes slow cars & takes highway...

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